01186    a2200169   4500008004100000020001900041100001800060245006400078260004700142300001100189520066300200650002900863650003200892650003300924650003000957650002900987260924b        ii ||||| |||| 00| 0 mal d  a978-8170267461  aMishra, P. K.  aRails through Raj : bThe east Indian railway ( 1841-1861 )  aNew Delhi: bHeritage Publishers, c2026.   a338p.   aThis book is the most comprehensive and authentic history of the East Indian Railway's formative years, spanning 1841 to 1861, ever published, based entirely on primary sources. It traces the railway's origins from imperial ambition to national transformation, revealing how steel rails became instruments of conquest, commerce, and change. From engineering feats and colonial politics to the lives of forgotten labourers and visionary reformers, it captures the full sweep of a century that reshaped India's geography, economy, and destiny. More than a story of trains, it is a story of empire, resistance, and the iron road that bound a continent together.  aIndian railway- History   aRailway development- India   aEast Indian railway- History  aTransport history - India  aIndian railway heritage